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Yesterday was a big step for me towards my career as a writer. I was invited to a university as a guest speaker on Iqbal Day.
Allama Iqbal is called 'Poet of the East' and to speak on a platform like that was a milestone for me.
I always saw recognized people coming as guests in my college and university and I wanted, deep down to get that same honor and respect. And yesterday fate gave me that moment of pride.
I was introduced as a young writer and the way people were looking, the way they were inspired, that was all the recognition I needed.
Writing is much more than cheap fame and money. If people don't know you globally, that doesn't make you a bad writer. Your time will come. Just as I hope I will have that time to shine too.Psychaotic: See The World In Red And Black

I wanted to write yesterday, and all I did was stare at a blank piece of paper with a pen in my hand. There is a thing, a weird spot for writers and I was stuck in it.
It frustrating because you want to write but you can’t since your head is either:
Filled with so many thoughts they can take a year to line up, or
Blank in all directions and passages.
I was victim of the second. What I did, to solve that, is talk to a friend who also happens to be a writer (No surprises there, I mean twisted people like to be friends with the twisted minded). And as I was reading what he wrote, I was inspired to write. It was not copying or making excuses for not writing, but it is because someone writes and he or she writes to inspire someone, somehow.
So thank God for the Muse.
Psychaotic: See The World In Red And Black

So this morning when I went to get some groceries, I saw an accident. It was the 8-9 a.m. morning rush here. The accident happened when one car tried to overtake another on a highway. The accident itself wasn't as much damaging to thoughts as was it's reaction. It was disturbing that people kept going their way regardless of what happened in the middle of the road. It's fine that you are busy going your own way, but there were people inside. They might be hurt.
It's not our job to tell people what they can or cannot do(Unless we're people of the law-Which we are not) but you can give a suggestion.
One shouldn't get that selfish that on road to goals, you ignore people who might be hurt or are important to you.
Everyone matters.
Everyone has value.
Never forget that.
Psychaotic: See The World In Red And Black

Everyday I see and enter so many giveaways by authors and I have decided to do the same. I already have one giveaway listed here and I am planning to always have a giveaway running. So after the current giveaway, I'll be announcing another giveaway with some Cool merchandise too!
So hurry up, share the giveaway link on your Facebook or twitter pages and Inbox me. I'll enter you in my personal update and merchandise giveaway list!
Happy Reading (and winning) !

Psychaotic: See The World In Red And Black

This combined poetic anthology embraces free thinking of the untapped mind and spirit. A vast array of talented emerging poets from around the globe share their voices together in harmony. Only by glaring into the depths of ones own reflection can we find our true selves. It is here where the mirrored voices of our souls speak and can be heard.

Authors include Paul Morabito, Aric Cushing, Jason Hein, R.M Romarney, Roberto Carlos Martinez, David Russell, Regis McCafferty, Carolyn O'Connell, Mallory Smart, Jill M. Roberts, Isabella J. Mansfield, Ben Ditmars, Mark Green, Frederick Espiritu, Irum Zahra, Aaron L. Speer and Jaideep Khanduja.

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My Dear Ariel

I was there when you were born
Red and little, so fragile
So beautiful
You were my angel
And my companion
My pillar of hope
And all that I wanted
I taught you how to ride a bicycle
And fell and broke your arm
I was sorry but you got better
And I knew no one can do you harm
One day our toys broke
And all our story books got soaked in the rain
We went to live under the sun
With glass walls around us
There were people who wanted to hurt you
And I kept all of them away
We prayed for a roof of our own
And God showed us a new way
I bought colors and pages for you
And you drew us and a cozy weather
You built new toys and I watched you play
Our walls started to grow weak
And we had to leave again
We had grown past the plants
And the kittens born in our yard
They were no longer little
They had lives of their own
I taught you how to smile
When you felt like hell inside
We made golden masks
With smiles fixed on them
We fooled everyone
Our friends and our foes
We sold all our toys
And started having fun
Day by day we lost
Every little part of us
And the masks became us
We stayed by each other
And you taught me how to stay me
I broke my walls like you broke your arm
I fixed myself too, but I was never that strong
Hush, dear rabbit
We’ll be okay
When the world crashes
And the glass walls shatter
We would still have each other
Arm in arm and it would be better
We’ll buy new toys for us
And we can’t afford them,
We’ll learn how to make them by ourselves
We’ll cry every night to sleep
And drink coffee everyday
You’ll be stronger than me
And I’ll lean on you then
When I’ll lose myself
You can pull me from the river
We’ll stay up all night
And pray to the All Giver
I’ll always love you
As you will love me
We’ll cry together just as we laugh together
We won’t let the stones shatter our glass house
Even if they do
My dear Ariel
I’ll let no stone touch you.
Hush, dear flower
You’re my only hope in this world.
May you always find love,
In places I didn't
And may you get all your toys back
Along with your childhood

Psychaotic: See The World In Red And Black

Literature is the essence of civilization in a society and striving to get literature the importance it deserves is exactly what people at 'Daastan' are doing. 'Daastan - A Literary Forum' held its brand launch in the city of Lahore at Arfa Kareem Technology Park on April 16, 2015. The event, in itself, was an inspiring experience for the 50+ young literary enthusiasts present there.

The show started with Syeda Aisha Ameer, co-founder of Daastan, welcoming the guests followed by a video displaying the journey of Daastan so far. The video had been prepared by Abdul Wahab from Revolution Flame: an NGO. Once the guests had witnessed Daastan's accomplishments in its short journey, Daastan's young founder, Ommar Amer came forward to share his views. He emphasized upon the crucial status of literature from every dimension and explained how 'writing' is way more significant than the credit people of Pakistan happen to give it. He also shared his beliefs about how Daastan aims to fill the gap and that his brand would soon be the center of international attention for the quality writers it would produce.

Interests further heightened when young speakers from various literary backgrounds were given a chance on the stage. These included Mughees Anwar: founding member of AniMAG, the first ever anime magazine of Pakistan; Hassan Siddiqui: Pakistan's first comic book writer; Ghalib Khalil: founder of Rescue Pakistan Youth Forum with its applaudable projects for the country including the magnificent Project Azaad Pakistan and Rutaba Yaqoob: the emerging singer/songwriter who has been a part of Nescafe Basement. The author Irum Zahra was there who is our country's first Free Verse Gothic Poet and there she launched a poetic masterpiece named 'Psychaotic: See The World In Black And Red' which promises a strict reality check! She talked to the media and also distributed signed copies of her book among her readers.

The event's closing ceremony came last with Sarah Tariq Gilani, the assistant manager of Plan 9, distributing awards and shields to partners of Dastaan including its media partners which were SBN, Da Artist, Radio FM 89 and Express News.

The mere fact that they were all young people there achieving all these milestones was a wake up call for people who somehow still don't believe in our youth. Pakistan's literature industry has done its rightful share of waiting and now it deserves a sincere effort towards the fulfilment of Daastan's aims.

Credits: Noor.ul.Ain from Beyond Sanity Publishing

I'm very Happy and Honored to announce that the third installment of the Poetry Anthology Series, ‪‎Mirrored Voices ‬ is Published! It has writers and Poets featured from around the globe.
I am lucky and honored to be in it as well.
I have 4 books on my credit now. Congratulations to all the authors who are featured in this literary history making event.

This combined poetic anthology embraces free thinking of the untapped mind and spirit. The vast array of best contemporary poets from around the globe share their voices together in harmony. Various styles and thoughts flourish amongst the pages, bringing emotions to life and creating beauty from nothingness. The writers included in this collection have been selectively chosen to represent the best modern talent of the age. The list of extraordinary poets featured within include such great talent as Paul Morabito, Aric Cushing, Jason P. Hein, Laura Madeline Wiseman, Regina Puckett, Laura Crean, R.M Romarney, Clarissa Simmens, Mark Green, Irum Zahra, Laura A. Lord, Regis McCafferty, Roberto Carlos Martinez, Linda Dobinson, Robert G. Brown, Carolyn O'Connell, Sherry Rentschler, Ben Ditmars, Christopher Meesto Erato, Jill Roberts, Dr. Leesa Abbott, Nichia Morales, Andrea McKenzie Raine, Koyel Mitra, Helle Gade, Terri Cannon, Jerome Michael Bailey, Harika Kottakota, Hafsa Idrees and Kristy Rulebreaker.

Here is the Amazon Link:

http://www.amazon.com/Mirrored-Voices...